Video Shows 2010 FIFA World Cup Jabulani Replica Ball Being Destroyed in Protests

• Mangaung, or Bloemfontein, was one of the host cities for the 2010 FIFA World Cup that was hosted in South Africa
• Those heady days are long past as the nation lurches from crisis to crisis, making the event feel like a lifetime ago
• To show that change in fortunes, a valuable replica ball to remember the tournament was damaged beyond repair

An upsetting video is currently doing the rounds on social media.

It shows a giant replica of the 2010 FIFA World Cup's ball, the infamous Adidas Jabulani, being damaged beyond repair in Bloemfontein.

This happened at the Bram Fischer Building, when workers in the Mangaung Metro went on a rampage to protest the halting of illegal overtime payments.

According to The Citizen, sculptures and busts were knocked around and destroyed, while papers and objects lay strewn across the floor.

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Security guards were allegedly nowhere to be seen as the chaos continued.

Bloemfontein was one of the cities which hosted matches during the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup as well as the big extravaganza a year later.

The replica ball was a gift as a token of appreciation by the football world governing body for a job well done by the city as well as others around the country.

The match ball itself was the source of controversy before and during the tournament, with its performance constantly brought into question, as CNN reported.

2009 Confederations Cup in Bloemfontein:

Spain 1-0 Iraq

Spain 0-2 South Africa

Brazil 4-3 Egypt

Spain 0-2 United States of America

2010 World Cup in Bloemfontein:

France 1-2 South Africa

Greece 2-1 Nigeria

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Japan 1-0 Cameroon

Slovakia 0-2 Paraguay

Switzerland 0-0 Honduras

Germany 4-1 England

Gyan reveals World Cup anger

In news related to the 2010 tournament, Ghanaian legend, Asamoah Gyan revealed he nearly punched Luis Suarez after the controversial Uruguay incident.

Sports Brief previously reported on the former Liverpool star halting the Black Stars' advance to the semi-finals by handling Dominic Adiyiah's shot on goal.

Suarez's blatant foul resulted in a penalty for Ghana which Gyan famously missed, in what he called the saddest day of his highly successful football career.